In re Treadwell

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114 Cal. 24·1896 Cal. LEXIS 847·45 P. 993
Supreme Court of CaliforniaAugust 13, 1896No. 9761California866 words

Opinion

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On the second day of April, 1885, -on proceedings had therefor, an order was made and entered by this court striking the name of W. B. Treadwell, then an attorney of this court, from the roll of attorneys and counselors, and prohibiting him from practicing as such attorney, upon the ground that said Treadwell had, in his capacity as such attorney, been guilty of misappropriating moneys intrusted to his keeping.

An application is now made in behalf of Mr. Tread-well by E. B. and George H. Mastick, attorneys of this court in ■ good standing, asking that he be restored to said roll of attorneys. The sworn petition shows that *25 continuously since the first day of January, 1887, Mr. Treadwell has been in the employment, as general assistant and confidential managing clerk, of the law firm composed of these petitioners and the late W. C. Belcher, down to the death of Mr. Belcher in September, 1895, and that since said date said Tread-well has continued in the employment of petitioners in a like capacity. It states:

It is further shown that the money, the appropriation of which caused the disbarment of Treadwell, has been by him fully refunded and repaid to those entitled…

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